Humidity Can’t Keep the Fun Runners Down
by Kelly Hensel
There’s nothing quite like starting the day off with a run in the New Orleans heat and humidity. Still, the heat didn’t deter the 575+ people that registered to take part in Feeding Tomorrow’s 11th Annual Fun Run on Monday morning, June 13, at Audobon Park. In total, sponsorships garnered over $77,000, once again a record high for Feeding Tomorrow scholarships. Among the runners, the Oregon State Beaver team all sported beaver tails, and of course Cornell University’s team was out in force. As in previous years, Bruce Ferree, California Natural Products, again raised the most money for a single person. Just for participating, all runners received a race t-shirt.
The race got off to a great start at 6:15 a.m. and at the end of the 3.1 miles it was clear that many were taking the “fun” run very seriously. The top three men and women runners were as follows:
Men
• David Peters (photo), with a time of 16:19
• Steven Powell, with a time of 17:15
• Louis Garay, with a time of 18:22
Women
• Julie Wankowski (photo), with a time of 19:34
• Rachel Prososki, with a time of 19:53
• Jessica Kennedy, with a time of 20:34
The list of times for the female runners is here. The list of times for the male runners can be found here.
The IFTSA and Feeding Tomorrow gratefully acknowledge the Fun Run event sponsors:
Platinum: Michael Foods Inc., Roquette America Inc., Chicago Section IFT, D.D. Williamson, Glanbia Nutritionals, Southern California Section IFT, McCormick & Co., PepsiCo
Gold: David Michael & Co., Richmond Baking, GNT, Del Monte Foods, Symrise, Eurofins
Bronze: Kraft Foods, Coca-Cola, Maryland Section IFT, E.T. Horn Co., IFT Foodservice Division, Oregon Section IFT, Mars Chocolate North America, Western New York Section IFT, Wisconsin Section IFT